Buckle for belts



Sept. 30, 1941. H. BucHsBAuM BUCKLE FOR` BELTs Filed March 15, 19:59

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Patented Sept. 30, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BUCKLE FOR BELTS Herbert Buchsbaum, Chicago, Ill. Application March 15, 1939, Serial No. 261,939

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to belt buckles. It is particularly directed to the provision of certain novel improvements in mens belt buckles which are adapted to protect and preserve the delicate surface ornamentation or finish that is sometimes provided upon belts. rlhe invention is further directed to the provision of a buckle of this character which, in use, is devoid of any buckles do not have any projecting points such as the tongue which is apt to become engaged in the parts of the other clothing and damage them. In the tongue type of belts, however, the tongue usually projects through the belt and over an end bar of the buckle, the tip of the tongue being thus exposed to catch in the clothing. With the present invention this difficulty is done away with, yet the belt is held by the tongue without the necessity of any additional gripping device.

The present invention will be hereinafter shown and described in connection with a buckle which is reversible so that either side of the belt attached thereto may be worn on the outside. The invention in its broadest terms, however, is not limited to a reverisble buckle, but may be embodied in a buckle which does not have the reversible feature.

The features and advantages of the present invention will appear more fully as the description proceeds, reference being had to the accompanying drawing wherein a preferred form of the invention is shown.` It is to be understood, however, that the drawing and description are 'illustrative only and are not to be taken as limiting the invention except insofar as it is limited by the claims.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a plan View showing a buckle embodying my invention with a belt attached;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view like Fig. 2 but show-` ing the belt reversed so as to expose the opposite surfacefrom that exposed in Fig. 2, and

l roller.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken 4--4 of Fig. 2.

Referring now `to the drawing, the present invention is embodied in a buckle which comprises two side bars 5 and 6.- A central transverse bar 1 connects thelside bars and provides a pivot point for a tongue 8 and for a belt attaching clip 9. The belt attaching clip 9 is, as shown, cut outat I0 to provide room for the tongue 8 to be attached to the bar 1.

Spaced from the bar 1 about one-half way between the bar and the opposite ends of the bars 5 and 6 are two additional cross bars II and I2. These bars are positioned rather closely to the lower edges of the side bar-s 5 and 6, as viewed in Fig. 2. The tongue 8 has two oppositely disposed recesses I3 and I 4 which are adapted to receive the bars II and I2 respectively, depending upon whether the tongue is in the position shown in Fig. 2 or in the position shown in Fig. 3. At th-e opposite ends of the bars 5 and 6, I provide freely turning roller-s I5 and I6 which are mounted upon the pivot pins I1 and I8 carried by the side bars 5 and 6. The tongue 8 is too short to engage the rollers I5 and I6, although its free end I9 reaches almost to the rollers. The free end I9 of the tongue is shaped so as to provide two oppositely disposed surfaces 20 and 21 which are adapted to cooperate and engage in one of the openings provided in a belt 23. The belt 23 is, of course, attached to the bar 1 by the clip 9. The free end of the tongue also has surfaces 24 and 25 which, when the tongue is reversed from the position shown in Fig. 3, will engage in an opening` 22 of the belt along the-,line

for the purpose of holding the belt, as will be readily understood.

From the foregoing description it is believed that the construction and operation of this buckle will be readily apparent to those skilled in this art. Itis also believed to be evident that I have provided a very simple buckle construction in which the inherent difficulties of the usual buckle tongue, on the one hand, or `the surface` damaging gripper on the other hand, are entirely avoided. The present buckle makes it easy to thread the belt through the buckle, yet it holds the belt with the same security as is found in any tongue type of buckle. The cross bars between the central bar and the rollers provide stop means that stop the tongue when it is aligned with the side bars and its free end is at its position of closest approach to the adjacent Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A belt buckle comprising side bars, a pivot bar connecting said side bars, a second cross bar spaced from said pivot bar and connecting the side bars, a tongue pivoted on the pivot bar and adapted to rest upon the said second cross bar and a roller interposed between the side bars and spaced from said second cross bar, said tongue extending into close proximity rto the roller whereby to prevent a belt having openings therein from passing between it and the roller, said tongue having oppositely disposed surfaces at its free end adapted to engage the openings in the belt, said surfaces being at right angles to the direction of the belt, the said pivot bar,

second cross bar, tongue and roller being subj stantially within the space as determined by said side bars. y

2. A belt buckle of the character described comprising side bars, rollers at opposite ends of said side bars interposed between them, a central bar connecting said sidebars, second cross bars spaced from said central bar and connecting said side bars, a tongue pivoted on said central bar adapted to rest upon the said second cross bars, and having its free end terminating just short of the rollers when it is turned toward either of the rollers, whereby to prevent a belt having openings therein from passing between it and the adjacent roller, said tongue having oppositely disposed surfaces at its free end adapted to engage the openings in the belt, said surfaces being at right angles to the direction of the belt.

3. A belt buckle of the character described comprising side bars, rollers at opposite ends of said side bars interposed between them, a central bar connecting said side bars, second cross bars spaced from said central bar and connecting said side bars, a tongue pivoted on said central Vbar adapted to rest upon the said second cross bars, and having its free end terminating just short of the rollers when it is turned toward either of the rollers, whereby to prevent a belt having vopenings therein from passing between it and the adjacent roller, said tongue having oppositely disposed surfaces at its free end adapted to engage the openings in the belt, said surfaces being at right angles to'the direction of the belt, the said elements being substantially within the space as determined by said side bars.

HERBERT BUCHSBAUM. 

